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Join the Knight Cancer Challenge!

Early detection is the gateway to a cancer-free world. Join our bold $1 billion campaign to end cancer as we know it.

We've changed the game before. We can do it again. OHSU’s own Dr. Brian Druker proved that a drug called Gleevec could shut down cancer cells without harming healthy ones. OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital was the first hospital to offer a clinical trial of Gleevec for children. Dr. Druker’s new goal is to find smarter, faster ways to detect and treat cancer before it becomes deadly.

The Knight Cancer Challenge. OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute has launched an unprecedented $1 billion campaign to end cancer as we know it. Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, have pledged to donate $500 million to support this ambitious line of research – if we can raise an additional $500 million in gifts and pledges in two years. Every gift supporting cancer research and care at Doernbecher counts toward the challenge.

How can you help? We need the support of everyone who cares about stopping cancer - individuals, families, community groups, corporations, government agencies and private foundations.